On today’s date in 1799, French Army engineer Captain Pierre-François Bouchard, found The Rosetta Stone in Rosetta, Egypt. The stone, written in 2 Egyptian languages and Greek, was a decree of tax amnesty for priests. The Rosetta Stone was the critical artifact that cracked the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics. The stone is 45 inches high and weighs approximately 1700 lbs.
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